Tavis Smiley Brings Death of A King
Written by Brian W. Carter (Staff Writer)
09 September 2014
The award-winning author latest book tells of last year in the life of Dr.Martin Luther King, Jr.
New York Times bestselling author and award-winning broadcaster Tavis Smiley will ... read more >>

Police: Death of teen whose body burned was random
Written by KEN KUSMER Associated Press
04 September 2014
This undated photo provided by her family on Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2014 shows teenager Dominique Allen of Indianapolis. On Tuesday, a coroner ruled the death of the 15-year-old was a homicide as the result ... read more >>

Where things stand with Detroit's bankruptcy plan
Written by Associated Press
04 September 2014
In this Oct. 23, 2013 file photo protesters rally outside federal court during Detroit’s bankruptcy proceedings. Winners and losers will emerge in the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history, ... read more >>

Illinois Medicaid pushes long-acting birth control
Written by Carla k. Johnson, AP Medical Writer
04 September 2014
Dr. Melissa Gilliam, chief of family planning and contraceptive research at University of Chicago Medicine, poses for a photo in her office Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2014, in Chicago. Gilliam supports Illinois ... read more >>

Expelled black students' parents sue Ohio district
Written by LISA CORNWELL Associated Press
04 September 2014
The parents of four black students who allege their children were expelled over rap music videos and targeted because of race sued a suburban school district in federal court on Tuesday September 2, ... read more >>

Free Clinic Coming to Sports Arena
Written by Sentinel News Service
04 September 2014
Wristbands for a free health care clinic coming to the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Sept. 11-14 will be handed out Sept. 7. The wristbands, the equivalent of registration, will be available starting ... read more >>

CJ’s Wings set to score at the 2014 Taste of Soul
Written by Edward Rice, III, Contributing Writer
04 September 2014
The CJ's Wings Food Truck (courtesy photo)
As any Taste of Soul patron can attest, chicken is as much a staple of the event as music and family fun. Taste of Soul vendors work ... read more >>

Black Males Buried Too Soon
Written by Amen Oyiboke Contributing Writer
28 August 2014
Hundreds join in a march and rally along Broadway to protest the fatal police shooting of Ezell Ford, who died during a confrontation with police in South Los Angeles on Thursday Aug. 14, 2014. ... read more >>

Q-and-A on Westerners who join the fight in Syria
Written by By AMY FORLITI Associated Press
28 August 2014
This March 23, 2008 photo provided by the Hennepin County, Minn. Sheriff's Office shows Douglas McAuthur McCain. On Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014, a U.S. official said McCain, a U.S. citizen, is believed to ... read more >>

Man arraigned in wife's death; kids still missing
Written by By COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press
28 August 2014
A family member wears a shirt with the images of Alicia Fox's missing children, Kaylan and Kristian, after Erin Justice appeared during a video arraignment on murder charges in 36th District Court in ... read more >>

“Young, Black and Unarmed”
Written by CLBC Special to the Sentinel
28 August 2014
In a Monday, Aug. 18, 2014 file photo, protestors autograph a sketch of Michael Brown during a protest, in Atlanta. Michael Brown Jr. was on the verge of starting college, eager to launch himself ... read more >>

Music Mogul Suge Knight Shot at Night Club
Written by Associated Press
25 August 2014
Death Row Records founder and rap mogul Marion "Suge" Knight was injured in an early morning shooting Sunday 24 in a packed nightclub but was expected to survive, a Los Angeles County sheriff's sergeant ... read more >>

Obama steps into another racially charged incident
Written by JULIE PACE Associated Press
21 August 2014
President Barack Obama speaks about the situations in Iraq and in Ferguson, Mo., Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014, in Edgartown, Mass., his second statement to the media during the Obama family vacation on the ... read more >>

Family Cries for Justice for Ezell Ford
Written by Kenneth D. Miller, Assistant Managing Editor
21 August 2014
Ezell Ford was fatally shot by the LAPD on August 11 one block away from his home on 65th Street and Broadway. The 25-year old was pronounced dead from his injuries at California Hospital later that ... read more >>

L.A. County ‘Safety Net ‘ Hospitals in Danger
Written by Sentinel News Service
21 August 2014
St. Francis Medical Center in Lynwood is one of six California “safety net” hospitals in danger of bankruptcy if it is sold to for profit Prime Healthcare.
State legislators, community members, ... read more >>

Donating Blood Saves Lives
Written by Brian W. Carter Sentinel Staff Writer brian@lasentinel.net
21 August 2014
Sabriya's Castle of Fun Foundation continues to spread the word and increase the knowledge about the importance of blood donation and lives that it can save.
Sabriya's Castle of Fun Foundation Annual ... read more >>

One Man’s Vision of Haiti and Education
Written by Amen Oyiboke Contributing Writer
21 August 2014
Local Photographer Christopher Michael makes a documentary about Haiti’s history while doing humanitarian work
Photographer Christopher Michael recently made a trip to Haiti to donate his ... read more >>